Tamaqua Elementary School
Boyle Ave
Tamaqua PA, 18252, Schuylkill County
Phone: 570-668-3306
Ranking: 
(1,843 out of 2,311, bottom 20%)*
(1,843 out of 2,311, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 5
School District: Tamaqua Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 24 | 30 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 488 | 464 | 451 | 474 | 562 | 570 | 529 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 134 | 27.5% | 109 | 23.5% | 107 | 23.7% | 119 | 25.1% | 98 | 17.4% | 86 | 15.1% | 99 | 18.7% |
| Grade 3: | 107 | 21.9% | 119 | 25.6% | 121 | 26.8% | 114 | 24.1% | 89 | 15.8% | 101 | 17.7% | 66 | 12.5% |
| Grade 4: | 120 | 24.6% | 126 | 27.2% | 108 | 23.9% | 120 | 25.3% | 99 | 17.6% | 74 | 13.0% | 93 | 17.6% |
| Grade 5: | 127 | 26.0% | 110 | 23.7% | 115 | 25.5% | 121 | 25.5% | 70 | 12.5% | 96 | 16.8% | 76 | 14.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 251 | 51.4% | 244 | 52.6% | 236 | 52.3% | 238 | 50.2% | 301 | 53.6% | 281 | 49.3% | 260 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 237 | 48.6% | 220 | 47.4% | 215 | 47.7% | 236 | 49.8% | 251 | 44.7% | 272 | 47.7% | 261 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 4.5% | 17 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.1% | 11 | 2.3% | 18 | 3.2% | 20 | 3.5% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 452 | 92.6% | 436 | 94.0% | 426 | 94.5% | 454 | 95.8% | 532 | 94.7% | 530 | 93.0% | 517 | 97.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 48.6% | 215 | 46.3% | 176 | 39.0% | 177 | 37.3% | 235 | 41.8% | 183 | 32.1% | 165 | 31.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 7.4% | 30 | 6.5% | 32 | 7.1% | 32 | 6.8% | 28 | 5.0% | 30 | 5.3% | 36 | 6.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.68 | 19.17 | 15.19 | 21.59 | 19.96 | 18.10 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 87% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 74.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.1% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 86.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 81.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 74.9% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 72.6% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 82% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 81.2% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 70.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 70.8% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 78% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 75.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 73.9% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 82% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 88.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 85.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 79.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 82.4% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 74% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 68.9% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 82% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 77.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 68.4% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 65.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 73.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 95.9% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 93.7% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84.6% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 59.8% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.4% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 68.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 55.4% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 61.4% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 70.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 64.9% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 78.4% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 67.1% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75.5% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64.1% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 65.8% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 68.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 63.3% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57.4% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 60.1% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 60.9% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62.8% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 58.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 63% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 61.4% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 53% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 58% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 57% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 74.5% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 78.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 71.7% | 64.2% |
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* Tamaqua Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.